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by Heinrich von Kleist (1777 - 1811)

Träumt er zur Erde, wen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Träumt er zur Erde, wen
Sagt mir, wen meint er?
Schwillt ihm die Träne, was,
Götter, was weint er?
Bebt er, ihr Schwestern, was,
Redet, erschrickt ihn?
Jauchzt er, o Himmel, was
Ists, was beglückt ihn?

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich von Kleist (1777 - 1811), "Mädchenrätsel" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Mädchenräthsel", op. 51 (Sechs Gesänge für vierstimmigen Frauenchor (S. I, II, A. I, II) mit unterlegtem Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1895 [ SSAA chorus and piano ], Berlin, Stern & Ollendorf [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Kniese (1848 - 1905), "Mädchenräthsel", op. 10 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ernst (Friedrich Karl) Rudorff (1840 - 1916), "Mädchenräthsel", op. 23 (Sechs Lieder für vierstimmigen Frauenchor ohne Begleitung) no. 4, published 1877 [ four-part women's chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-03-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 36

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